No Eden Here (w/ Andy-bm & Char) tweaked

I couldn't figure out how to replace the song without deleting all the comments, so here it is again. There was one suggestion by Mark Holbrook that I raise Char's vocals Which I agreed with and here is the new mix. I also thought that some of the sound effects were not necessary - so I took a couple of them out... I went to the Chat to ask the MJ Chorus how to just replace the song and ended up agreeing to do a collaboration with some other Iggies around here: Iggy, (I.G.M.) Jiggy (Jiguma) and me, Wiggy. APB (Biggie) is gonna produce.... he heeee... and so it goes ! Crazy man....
crazy. Char colored the black and white photo above and I think it captures the the feel of the song.... there she goes again; taking things in all different directions... who knew?

Most everything are loops and such- other than the organ, vocals and sax
I think we have a 'thing' here. The three of us are planning to do more together.... cool, man... cool!
Many thanks to Char and her vocal prowess and her writing talents.
Thanks to Andy-bm for his great organ solo and guidance during and after.

Too much of a good thing
And evil, you'll find
Stare into the sun long
And it'll burn you blind
The people you call on
To play all your games
Are easy to use when
You don't know their names
I'm alone and empty
I'm so sick of pain
Too afraid to relax
Have nothing to gain
Misery surrounds me
I'll share with you all
Adam bit that apple
We deal with the fall.

Mark
Wo - what a great comment from you... I I pulled down the master track a bit and nudged Char vocal region a couple of points.... thats about all I did. I am in the learning curve on this mastering. Any help from the MJChorus would be appreciated.

The lyrics
really fit the music, and Char delivers them so well! Andy, the tenor sax is great! I don't know how I missed the first one, but went back to listen. Good call, Andy; it is better without the effects, imo... This is great, Igs.

Roxylee
Chars delivery is over the top... she sent me 2 other totally different written vocal tracks and although they were great I just told her to keep 'em coming... I think she got frustrated at me and so was topping out - it worked.... This song is on it's own journey now and I am just sittin here waving bye bye [sniff] :`(

now that's a collab!
quite interesting music!
love it when the beautiful bass kicks in right before Char starts in.
"The people you call on" - love the way you delivered that line.
lordy, char - you can BELT a song!
enjoyed your work, folks,
anne

No Eden Here
Awesome tune, by awesome musicians. Good job guys! Love the organ work! And the sax! And the zap/lightning at about 1:28... reminds me of back to the future :) glad it's in there.
Char... Great lyrics, and vocals... I LOVE that growl you threw in there!!!

blindsidepoets
thanks B, Andy and Char were a groove to work with - wish we could ahve gotten together over at my house and had BBQ and rolled this out, but I'll take it like this. It was a real pleasure.

loved the vocals and sax. The 'mash-up' result is a tad dis-jointed for my tastes, and still the FX are a bit too "stock GB library". If you must use some samples, try the freesound project website and something a little subtler or tasteful. (says the guy who has a rapping chicken lol).

Also, there's a synth melody bit that starts at 03:12 that sounds like Yes' "Owner of a lonely heart". Watch out- here's a member here! :D Enjoyed it guys and gal. Fun collab.

APB
great comment... the lonely heart groove - now that you mention it you're right and could trump with ' nothing new under the sun' but most of all i got it from a GB loop somewhere... unintentional. I agree - overuse of effects of any kind sounds trite... I beleive you have referred me to the freesound site before - I forgot about that. thanks!
Andy

funky and edgy
a highly energetic funky vibe is expressed throughout this track
reminds me of jerry martin's work in its liveliness at certain points but this is a very original tune
your unique high brow idiosyncratic style compliments so well with char's soulful voice

haribo
Thanks for dropping by to take a listen. We have a great combination in Andy-bm and Char... well worked together to achieve this energetic funky idiosyncratic complimentary song. I have listened to your work as of late and must say you have a lot going for you.

Shavingronaldscar
Thanks for the comment and dropping in to hear this crazy song. I loved the way Andy and Char had totally different interpretaions in their own strength... I like that way you said tight and unrestrained. I am glad you like it and left this encouraging comment.
Andy

Yes, she is
She has that beatnick groove going for sure.... I wished I could say that I discovered her great talent... but oh well.... The dragon hath commented on our work - now ALL the cool kids have dropped in.
It was a great time - wished we had been able to get together instead of emailing around - but who knows- eh?

I play a Cannonball Tenor Saxophone and a 1968 Selmer Mark VI Alto I don't attempt to sound like any other sax player but look for my own sound and sometimes it looks for me. I live in the Dallas area.
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